Forum Flashbacks

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 14, 2001 Nod. County Courthouse receives threat Early Sunday morning, Jan. 13, 2001, downtown Maryville businesses were shut down or not allowed to open, due to a bomb threat at the Nodaway County Courthouse in Maryville, according to area businesses and local law enforcement. Brian Smith, a resident…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 12, 1976 R-I Dedicates New Facility Between 150 and 200 people heard Dr. Arthur Mallory, state commissioner of elementary and secondary education, deliver a dedication address for the West Nodaway R-I School District’s new industrial arts facility. “The dedication of a new school building, he said toward the…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Jan. 2, 1976 Kemper Convictions Overturned by Court The four first-degree murder convictions against Benedict L. Kemper, Conception, have been overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District. Kemper had been found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder by a Platte County jury in the fall…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 29, 1975 Smiles Express New Employe Attitude at Workshop Building The attitude of the 27 developmentally disabled employes of the Nodaway County Sheltered Workshop has always been good. They have cheerfully labored inside in the cold and wet with their coats on. They did their jobs as efficiently…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 24, 2000 Dear Santa Dear Santa Claus, How are you? I hope Rudolph is ready to fly and all of your other reindeer are too. I hope your elves are working hard. I would like a c.d. player a baby ferby and a sing and swing Angelica. Love,…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 4, 1975 New Radar Gun Makes Speeding Motorists Easy Prey for Police The motorists’ motto in Maryville could well be — Slow Down and Save. If not a motto, it is at least good advice because a check of published municipal court records during the past few weeks…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Dec. 4, 1975 Vandalism Not Major at R-II Schools The State Department of Education reports that vandalism is becoming an increasingly expensive problem for Missouri public schools, particularly metropolitan or urban schools. In Maryville, however, the tide of vandalism seems to be at ebb. The last major incident of…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Nov. 29, 2000 Weather Monk predicts normal winter for Northwest Missouri Since 1884, the monks at Conception Abbey have kept track of weather trends. Today, the “Weather Monk,” Brother Damian Larson continues this tradition. He carefully analyzes and scrutinizes the Abbey’s weather archives. After closely observing this data, Brother…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Nov. 25, 1975 Pride, Misinformation Stops Many From Food Stamps The national trend has been for food stamp recipients to increase as the economy subsides or as unemployment rises. The food stamp program in Nodaway County has grown since its inception in July 1974, however, many eligible persons apparently…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, Nov. 15, 1975 Goat Acquittal Motion Taken Under Advisement The fate of two nanny goats, five ducks and seven chickens was in the hands of Circuit Judge J. Door Ewing today, as the judge took under advisement a defense motion for acquittal in Robert D. Nagle’s appeal of a…